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Where does “cyberweaponry” come from?

cyberweaponry (English) comes from English weaponry, from English weapon, from Middle English wepen, from Old English wēpan, from Proto-West Germanic wōpijan, from Proto-Germanic wōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂b- — to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain.

cyberweaponry (English): cyberweapons collectively

Definitions

  1. cyberweapons collectively

Ancestry of “cyberweaponry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweaponryWeapons, collectively
2EnglishweaponAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or...
3Middle Englishwepento weep
4Old Englishwēpanweep, cry; to weep, complain, bewail, mourn over,...
5Proto-West Germanicwōpijanto weep
6Proto-Germanicwōpijanąto cry out, to lament
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂b-to call, cry, complain; to call, shout, complain
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